The Little Big Things by Thomas J. Peters

Author:Thomas J. Peters [Peters, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-061-96350-6
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2010-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

Talent

92. Hiring: Do You Approach It with Unabashed Fanaticism?

In Who: The A Method for Hiring, Geoff Smart and Randy Street say, “In short, hiring is the most important aspect of business—and yet remains woefully misunderstood.”

I agree wholeheartedly with both halves of the assertion:

“Most important.”

“Woefully misunderstood.”

Google’s Director of Leadership and Development Paul Russell adds, “Development can help great people become even better—but if I had a dollar to spend, I’d spend … 70 cents … getting the right person in the door.”

We are concerned with hiring, no doubt of it. But … do we treat it … strategically … as the “most important aspect of business”— four-person auto body shop or Siemens? My constant refrain concerning such topics: Are we … “professional students of” … hiring?? As I see it (again!): Effective hiring = Effective offshore motorboat racing = A craft, a profession with a body of knowledge to be mastered. (If you read Who, you will doubtless be challenged by the meticulous hiring rituals recommended by Smart and Street; at the least, they are worthy of the closest examination.)

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